Good news for Greenland: So far this year it has not lost as much mass as usual.

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Today Greenland is net-0 mass for the calendar year. For rest of the summer it will be contributing to sea level rise. Then gaining mass again from September through December. This is why the hydrologic year is offset from the calendar year.

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Sea level rise (#SLR: 📈=🌊+🧊💧) from 🇬🇱Greenland Since 1990 (IPCC FAR): ~14.75 mm (-5338 Gt) 2023 → today: 36 Gt Next 7 days (2023-06-13 →️2023-06-19)📉: mass gain +4.5 ±2.3 Gt doi.org/10.5194/essd-1… doi.org/10.22008/FK2/O… github.com/GEUS-Glaciolog…

Twitter API changes means auto-posts aren't working. A cold spring (despite record ocean warmth) means less runoff or more snowfall than usual. This is good for Greenland mass balance. It is now at the (recent historical) average mass change for this date.

Greenland summer melt has finally begun. A nice late start helped Greenland gain a good bit of extra mass...

What have you done over the last 5 yrs (Sept, 2018-July, 2023)? Sadly my fav glacier (Klinaklini) has lost 5 Gt of water. 😪Cloudy shots omitted. B. Floyd VIU University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) Hakai Institute met station.